By Faith

Tomorrow morning I will leave for Zimbabwe. My bags are packed, the itinerary is planned, the bills are paid, and the people who might need me for something have been alerted. I don’t know how I can be more prepared. However, I have an unspecific feeling that I might be missing something. I have an uncertain intuition that unexpected circumstances will develop while I am traveling. How do I prepare for changes in the itinerary? What if I missed a bill that will come due while I’m gone? What if one of my children finds him or herself in a crisis? I can imagine many things that could happen, but probably won’t. Nevertheless, I am currently at a crossroads. I can allow worry to creep into my soul and tie me up. Or, I can choose to walk by faith.

I know that worry will steal my joy, stifle my creativity, and sabotage the flexibility that is so important during a trip like this. I desire to serve the Zimbabwean people. To do that effectively, I need to be alert and ready to adjust as I become more aware of how I can contribute. I need to live in each moment that I am there and release the other areas of my life. While I am in Zimbabwe my Spokane life is distant. It doesn’t make sense that I would try to control the happenings here while I am there.

Life is like that. I can’t change what has happened and I can’t control what will happen. I only have influence on the present. As a Christian, I depend on God’s mercy for mistakes of the past and I trust in his guidance for the future. Most importantly, I allocate his power to fully live in each moment. Worry is replaced with faith, joy is released in my soul, and I become a blessing to those around me.

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One comment on “By Faith”

Hi Greg, Thanks for your encouraging words. Faith is quite something, focusing on the present whilst being thankful for the past(salvation) and having hope for the future (Christ return). No earthly person could start to understand the world we live in without God and his relationship with us! We pray you have a safe journey. We are so looking forward to Lauras return.